Where does “kakus” come from?
kakus (Ternate) comes from Indonesian kakus, from Dutch kakhuis, from Dutch huis, from Dutch raad, from Middle Dutch râet, from Old Dutch rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz — to fit, to fix, to put together.
kakus (Ternate): toilet
Definitions
- toilet
Ancestry of “kakus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | kakus | toilet |
| 2 | Dutch | kakhuis | craphouse, privy, outhouse toilet in a separate outbuilding |
| 3 | Dutch | huis | A house, home, residence; A genealogical house,... |
| 4 | Dutch | raad | An advice, counsel; A council, board, body which... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | râet | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | rāt | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |